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Happy Thanksgiving from SEIU 721 President David Green
“Thank you” barely begins to express my gratitude. Over the past several years, we’ve witnessed and experienced a global pandemic, high inflation, political division, and numerous global injustices. Yet, you carry on. You carry on providing vital services to the people of Southern California. You carry on being a good … Read More
We Reached a TA On Hiring & Retention bonuses for the LA County DMH Alternative Crisis Response Teams!
We’re excited to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on hiring and retention bonuses for the Alternative Crisis Response Teams! Our negotiating team was the DMH Healthcare Reform & Integration Committee (HRIC), which is comprised of a diverse set of DMH SEIU 721 member leaders, who fought hard … Read More
ATTN: LA County — We’re getting a raise in October!
This is a friendly reminder to our union’s LA County members: Another pay raise kicks in during the month of October. And it’s thanks to our union power, which formed the backbone of our bargaining strength during contract negotiations. A refresher: Last year, our union negotiated with LA County for … Read More
Union Benefits Fairs for LA County: Meet Your Union Rep and Get Your Questions Answered
From mid-September through October, SEIU 721 will be hosting Union Benefits Fairs for our LA County members. These are golden opportunities to meet your union rep and talk to your benefits carrier to get your questions answered. Below is our 2023 Union Benefits Fair Schedule. Find out which one works … Read More
LA County: Options annual enrollment is coming up – be prepared
Throughout the month of October, you’ll be able to make changes to your ‘Options” benefits. Though you make your changes now, they’ll go into effect in January – and if you make no changes, your current medical and dental benefits will roll over in the New Year. If you currently have a … Read More
Pay raise coming for Sr. and Supervising Community Health Workers at LA County DMH
We have exciting news to share! All incoming and existing Sr. and Supervising Community Health Workers at LA County DMH have been raised to Step 6 – which means a pay raise will show up in the July 15 paycheck. This new step increase is, in effect, a recruitment and … Read More
What Juneteenth means to us at SEIU Local 721
Juneteenth is a special holiday, a newer holiday for most Americans, but an important one for all of us to observe. It commemorates the start of actual emancipation for Black Americans, with federal troops arriving in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, to announce that the Civil War was over … Read More
USC Housing Workers Won a Historic Union Election to Join SEIU Local 721 on June 15; Here’s What One Worker Had to Say
Following USC Housing Workers’ victory in their June 15 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election to join SEIU Local 721, Angel Moreno, General Maintenance Worker for USC Housing, released the following statement: “I’m excited that my fellow USC Housing Workers stood with me today and voted yes to join SEIU … Read More